Growth of rooftop solar installations in 2018 is likely to witness a decline on the back of regulatory complexity and policy uncertainty. POWER TODAY spoke to a cross-section of experts to understand as to what it would take return traction to the segment.

The country’s farmers are likely to witness government’s generosity owing to the schemes announced in Budget 2018. According to Power Minister R K Singh, the Indian farmer will effectively bear only 10 per cent of cost for solarising his agricultural pump under a scheme unveiled in the Budget 2018-19.

A corporate venturing subsidiary of Atha Group believes that technology and innovation would be the key future growth drivers of the sector. Today, AMPL has one of the best technologies adapted across segments in order to cater to the best needs of its customers.

One of the essential components of a thermal or nuclear power plant is the cooling tower. Even in the modern age of renewable energy, solar thermal power plant requires a cooling tower application, though not in the same size and shape as that of a thermal or nuclear power station.

Energy from sun is abundant and the sun will continue to shine for billions of years to come. While the solar energy is inexhaustible and renewable, its irradiance is environment-friendly. The solar power system does not emit toxic gases, which are environmentally damaging.

Haryana has decided to install one lakh new solar water pumps in the state for irrigation purpose, of which 25,000 would be set up by the next year. A decision in this regard was taken in a meeting of New and Renewable Energy Department, chaired by CM Manohar Lal Khattar.

Taking position action aimed at protecting the environment and refraining from practises which has an adverse impact, GAIL (India) Limited, over the years has exhibited its commitment towards the resorting the environmental balance in the country.

Vivaan Solar has qualified to install 5 MW rooftop solar power plant at four major railway stations in Delhi/NCR. The tender was issued by Northern Railways, New Delhi for Anand Vihar terminal railway station, the Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station, the Old Delhi railway station, and the New Delhi Railway station, and their respective capacities are 1.1 MW, 0.6 MW, 2.2 MW, and 1.1 MW.